Indirect Regional Buyer

Job Description
Within Veolia Water Technologies (VWT), the Indirect Regional Buyer will be in charge of the Indirect categories for VWT North America zone (total indirect spend of 24M€ in the USA and Canada). The Indirect Regional Buyer will report both to the Regional CPO and to the Global Indirect Procurement Manager.
The functional perimeter covers all Indirect categories: Intellectual services (legal services, financial services, engineering services…), General purchases (temporary labor, PPE, office supplies…), Car fleet, Energy and Logistics.
The geographical perimeter includes the USA Business Units and the Canada Business Unit.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Category managementDevelop and implement VWT procurement strategies for indirect categories jointly with the global indirect procurement team
Complete supplier mapping for each country and contract coverage analysis
Analyse indirect spend and identify optimization opportunities
Deploy Veolia Group contracts where applicable
Set up local / regional panels to cover Indirect needs and rationalize the supplier base
Support business procurement initiatives to meet performance savings targetsSupport the BU's and businesses on their projects, conduct RFPs/ RFIs or direct negotiations with suppliers
Manage and anticipate renewals and re-negotiations
Conduct business reviews with internal stakeholders to monitor progress, identify challenges and opportunities, understand category trends in the region
Supplier monitoring and projects follow-up during QBRs/ steering committees
Conduct synergy projects to meet synergy targetsMonitor VWT spend for shared contracts with other Veolia entities
Participate and/or lead ongoing synergy projects with other Veolia entities within the region
Identify new synergy opportunities
Governance/ procurement processesSet up Indirect procurement governance in the region to capture most of the spend, develop and maintain purchasing procedures
Coordinate with Corporate Procurement to ensure compliance with the Group policies
Set up and/or monitor KPI's to evaluate procurement performance and Global Framework Agreements coverage
Participate in the supplier evaluation process, in particular in regards to CSR criteria